The Price You Pay Chords by Emmylou Harris

Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Emmylou Harris - The Price You Pay chords
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[C#]
You make up your mind, you choose [F#] a chance you take.
You ride where [C#] the highway ends and [G#] the desert breaks.
Out [C#] to an open road, you ride [F#] until the day.
[C#] You learn to sleep at [G#] night [C#] with the price you pay.
Now with their heads held high, they reach out [F#] for the open sky.
And [C#] with their one last breath, they build the roads [G#] they would ride through their day.
Riding [C#] on through the night, unable [F#] to break free.
From [C#] their restless [G#] foes, [F#] all the price you pay.
[C#] All the price you pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk [G#] away [C#] from the price you [F#] pay.
[C#] Now they've come so far [F#] and they've waited so long.
Just [C#] to end up caught in a dream where [G#] everything goes wrong.
[C#] There's the dark of the night, holds [F#] back the light of the day.
[D#m] You've [C#] got to stand your [G#] ground, all [F#] the price you pay.
All [C#] the price you pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk [G#] away [C#] from the price you [F#] pay.
[C#]
[F#] [D#m]
[C#] [G#]
[F#] [G#]
[C#] Oh girl down on the street, with that [G#] pretty little [F#] baby.
Do [C#] you remember the story [G#]
of the promised land?
How [C#] you crossed the desert sand and could not [F#] enter the chosen land.
On the banks [C#] of the river [G#] stays the [C#] face of pride.
[F#] [C#]
So let the game start, you better run [F#] while you're hot.
You [C#] can run from the law [G#] today, but just to [C#] cross the county line.
Strange as the [F#] rules of the times, that hasn't [C#] really fallen [G#] away.
[F#] [C#] [F#] All [C#] the price you pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
All the price you pay, now you [C#] can't walk away [G#]
[F#] from the price you pay.
[C#]
All the price you pay, [F#] all the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk [G#] away from [F#] the price you pay.
[C#] [G#]
[F#] [C#] [G#] [C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
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To learn Emmylou Harris - The Price You Pay chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#, G#, C#, F#, C#, G# and F#. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. Given the song's key of C# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You make up your mind, _ you choose [F#] a chance you take.
_ You ride where [C#] the highway _ ends and [G#] the desert _ breaks.
Out [C#] to an open road, _ you ride [F#] until the day.
_ [C#] You learn to sleep at [G#] night _ _ [C#] with the price you pay.
Now with their heads held high, they reach out [F#] for the open sky. _ _
And [C#] with their one last breath, they build the roads [G#] they would ride through their day.
Riding [C#] on through the night, _ unable [F#] to break free. _
From [C#] their restless _ _ [G#] _ foes, [F#] all the price you pay. _ _
[C#] All the price you _ pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk _ [G#] away _ _ [C#] from the price you [F#] pay. _
[C#] Now they've come so far _ _ [F#] and they've waited so long.
Just [C#] to end up caught in a dream where _ [G#] everything goes wrong. _
[C#] There's the dark of the night, _ holds [F#] back the light of the _ day.
[D#m] You've [C#] got to stand your [G#] ground, _ all [F#] the price you pay. _
All [C#] the price you _ pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk _ [G#] away _ _ [C#] from the price you [F#] _ pay.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ Oh girl down on the street, with that [G#] pretty little [F#] baby. _ _ _ _
Do [C#] you remember _ the story [G#] _
of the promised land?
_ How [C#] you crossed the desert sand and could not [F#] enter the chosen land.
On the banks [C#] of the river _ _ [G#] stays the [C#] face of pride.
_ _ [F#] _ [C#]
So let the game start, you better run [F#] while you're hot. _
You [C#] can run from the law _ [G#] _ _ today, _ but just to [C#] cross the county line.
_ Strange as the [F#] rules of the times, _ that hasn't [C#] really fallen _ [G#] away. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#] All [C#] the price you _ pay, all [F#] the price you pay.
All the price you pay, now you [C#] can't walk away [G#] _ _ _
[F#] from the price you pay.
_ [C#]
All the price you pay, _ [F#] all the price you pay.
You [C#] can't walk _ [G#] away _ from [F#] the price you pay. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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